One chick - one day early - DEAD !!! What have I done ?

[JJMR794]

Toast'n Jelly :

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Thanks! I won't be using a separate hatcher so I may have to dampen them first.

NOT REALLY IF YOU HAVE SPACE JUST PITCH THEM IN ON TOP OF YOUR EGGS FOR 24 HRS... ALL THEY NEED IS A FEW HRS EXPOSURE TO THE HUMIDITY AND THEY WILL SOAK UP ALL THE MOISTURE THEY WANT--- I DO 24 HRS SO THE HUMIDITY STABILIZES--- BUT I USE SEPERATE HATCHER AND HIGH HUMIDITY HATCHING​

 

[JJMR794]

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A COUPLE OF POSSIBILITIES HERE---
OLD EGGS
ROUGH SHIPPING THO THAT DOESNT QUITE FIT
X RAY EXPOSURE--- THIS 1 FITS REAL WELL!

X RAY EXPOSURE WILL EFFECT EACH EMBRYO DIFFERENTLY AND AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN DEVELOPMENT DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SHIPPING CARTON AND HOW MUCH EXPOSURE THEY RECEIVED, ETC....

THE NO DEVELOPMENT EGGS MAY HAVE BEEN INFERTILE OR BLASTED BY XRAY--- WERE YOU ABLE TO CHECK THE YOLK FOR FERTILITY?

 

[SAORSA]

There was no yolk to inspect, only yellow fluid.

I sent the results to the person I was testing for.
He is so nice. He said he would send me more eggs.

I am worried that it might have been something I did.
I was so careful, I can't think what it could have been.

Still, I am cautious to have him send me more eggs.

 

[Toast n Jelly]

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Thanks! I won't be using a separate hatcher so I may have to dampen them first.

NOT REALLY IF YOU HAVE SPACE JUST PITCH THEM IN ON TOP OF YOUR EGGS FOR 24 HRS... ALL THEY NEED IS A FEW HRS EXPOSURE TO THE HUMIDITY AND THEY WILL SOAK UP ALL THE MOISTURE THEY WANT--- I DO 24 HRS SO THE HUMIDITY STABILIZES--- BUT I USE SEPERATE HATCHER AND HIGH HUMIDITY HATCHING

Good idea thanks!

 

[JJMR794]

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DOUBTFUL... SOUNDS LIKE EITHER THE EGGS WERE OLD OR THEY GOT XRAYED. NEITHER 1 OF WHICH YOU COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON.